Doctors, Dictators, And The Medical Autocracy

 Facing devastating illness, patients are offered drugs that have little effect and create problems that patients may never be told about.

While some doctors will do little beyond suggesting surgery or a new prescription, many others do recommend their patients make lifestyle changes to fundamentally resolve the cause of chronic conditions.

The American Medical Association says doctors need to help patients find their motivation and give them small but meaningful targets for improvement-like a 5 percent weight reduction.

All too often, doctors simply tell patients they need to take a new drug or have surgery, with little in the way of discussion.

Medicinal Commands A 2019 study revealed that a shared power balance between patients and health care providers was critical to active patient participation and adherence to treatment in chronic illnesses.

Worse, doctors are increasingly finding themselves ensnared with administrative requirements and treatment directives from their hospital, health system, or the patient's insurer.

"In this regard, a shift away from the authoritarian physician toward a model based on shared decision-making represents a promising measure." Shared Decision-Making Shared decisions could shield patients and doctors against the dictatorial tendencies in the profession, the authors said, and also show respect for patient dignity. 

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